Xstraw-stacker



Y (No Model.)

R. GOWDY.

STRAW STAGKER.

Pdfen'ed Sept. 25, 1883.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.,

LAK

EYAN GowDY, or sHELBYvILLE, ILLINOIS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 285,747, dated september 25, 188s.

Application filed March 30, 1883. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, RYAN GOWDY, of Shelbyville, Shelby county, Illinois, have invented certain Improvements in StraW-Stackers, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to straw-stakers, and has for its object the distribution ofthe straw to form a horseshoe or U-shaped stack; and it consists in the construction land combination of parts hereinafter particularly dcscribed, and then specifically defined by the claims.

In the drawings, Figure l is a longitudinal section of the stacker; Fig. 2, an end View; Fig. 3, a side view with parts broken away. Fig. 4 represents the legs detached and folded, and Fig. 5 is a perspective of part of the carrier-frame, showing the, hinged joint.

In the drawings, the letter slatted belt-carrier, supported at one end by pulleys (t on a shaft, B, journaled in a frame, C, and at the opposite end by pulleys b, on a shaft, I), journaled in the other end of the frame C. This frame is hinged or journaled by the fixedl shaft E to the upright posts F F of a table, G. rlhis table is composed of posts F F and cross-bars H H, and is pivoted by the vertical pin I to the cross beam or block J. The pin I carries a loose bevel-gear, K, with which meshes a pinion, L, on a horizontal shaft, M, in line with the pin I, and also a pinion, N, on a horizontal, shaft, O, likewise inline with the pin; The shaft M has its bearings inthe block P and post F, and has a pulley, Q, keyed to its outer end. The shaft O turns in suitable bearings, R, secured to crossbeam J, and has a pulley, S, keyed to its outer end. A belt or chain, T, passes from pulley Q to and around a pulley, U, on the' end of the shaft D, and a belt-tightener, composed of a lever, V, having a friction-roller, c, at one end, is pivoted tothe side post, F. The carrier is raised and lowered by a chain or rope, X, which passes from the rear' end of the frame to and around a windlass, Y, onthe cross-beam J, and when the beltT is slackened by elevating the carrier the slack is taken up and the belt tightened by the following means: A rope or chain, V', is connected to the lever V, and passed over a pulley, I, held to post F, and then secured to frame C, so that when the latter is raised the rear end of the 1 lever is lifted and A indicates the vwhich will render the stack its forward or roller end thrown up against the inside of the upper part of the bolt, so as to elevate that part, and thereby take up the slack caused by raising the carrier-frame. The lower end of the pivotal pin I extends lthrough the crossbeam J, and has secured in any suitable -manner to its lower end a spring-bolt, Z, which will turn with the pin, and may be shot into any one of a series of keepers, e, so that the carrier may be locked at any point desired within the circle in which it moves. The cross-beam J is supported by cross-legs A', the upper ends' of which fit into sockets in crossbeam J, whilc the lower ends are hinged by bolts to cross-bars B, are taken out of their folded up.

In order that the stacker may be easily transported, theframeCis Inade in hingedsections, so that it may be folded, and the short post Ff is secured to the cross-bar H' byanut screwed onto the threaded end of the bar, so that when thc nut is removed the short post can be lifted away from the bar and shaft E, and the frame then lifted from off the table, and then,by disconnecting the legs from the frame,the stacker can be moved-in sections.

In operation the stacker is placed so that the carrier A will be just under the forward end of the straw-carrier of the thrashing-machine. A belt is run from a pulley on a thrasher or other power to and around pulley S on shaft O, and the power thus communicated to shaft O is transmitted to the beltcarrierAthrough the loose gear K, shaft M, and belt T. The straw is delivered from the carrier at the point where thestack is to be formed, and by turning the carrier, which can be done by an attendant either on the ground or on the stack, the straw will be delivered so as to build the stack in a U or senlicircular form, more difficult to be thrown down, and also make it a good shelter for cattle. Vhen'the carrier is to be shifted from one side to the other, the bolt Z is sockets they may be withdrawn from its keeper by means of a rope in thehands of the attendant and after the a justment has been made the rope is slaekened,

when the spring Yshoots the bolt into another keeper and holds the carrier steadily in place till it is to be moved again.

so that when the legs IOO y The stacker may be stayed by guy-ropes or Weighted by any suitable means to keep it steady while operating.

Having described my invention and set forth 5 its merits, what I claim isl. The combination of the table pivoted to turn in a horizontal plane7 the straw-carrier hinged to the table so as to swing in avertical plane, a spring-bolt secured to the lower end' 1o of the table pivot-pin, and the series of keepers to receive the bolt, the several parts being arranged to operate as specified.

2. The combination of the table pivoted to turn in a horizontal plane7 the straw-carrier 15 hinged to the table so as to swing inavertical plane7 a belt or chain and pulleys for transmitting motion to the straw-carrier, and the i self-adjusting lever connected with the carrier and pivoted to bear against the inside of the power-transmitting belt, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

3. The combination of the detachable and folding legs7 the cross-beam resting thereon, the table pivoted to the beam, the straw-carrier, and the removable post connecting the table and carrier, substantially as and Vfor the purpose specified.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses. I

RYAN GOVDY.

Vitnesses:

H. B. SMITH, E. A. Coon. 

